Sanitary ice shaver



Sept. 27,1927. y Y

A. R. RQMERo SANITARY ICE SHAVER FiledAu. 5, 1926 Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

SANITARY ICE SI-IAVER.

Application filled August 5, 1926. Serial No. 127,331.

This invention relates to and has for one ol: its objects to provide a novel., simple and highly etiicient device through the medium ot which ice may be shaved and deposited in a cup without being touched R fl t shaver,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on a vertical plane extending longitudinally and centrally t-hrough the ice shaver, and

Figure 1- is a detail view ot the cutter of the ice shaver.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and designated in the several views of the accompanying drawing, by similar reference characters.

The ice shaver comprises an elongated body 1 which is provided with a chamber 2 for the reception of a sanitary paper cup 3. The chamber 2 is preferably of conical formation for the reason that the sanitary 'l cups used at soda dispensing bars, ice cream parlors and the like are generally of similar formation, and is arranged to support the cups ina horizontal or substantially horizontal position with its open end disposed at the rear end of the body. The general externa-l coniiguration of the body 1 is also preferably conical, and to permit the cup 3 to be inserted in and withdrawn from it the body is made in two parts or sections. The upper section 1fL of the body 1 is connected to the lower section 1b thereof by a hinge i which is positioned to permit the upper section to be swung to one side ot the lower section in order that the cup 3 may be easily and quickly placed within or withdrawn from the body. The body 1 is provided rearwardly of the cup receiving chamber 2 with an ice receiving chamber 2a, and the cup 3 is held against movement into the chamber 2a by an annular shoulder 5 formed at the juncture of the chambers and against which the open end of the cup abuts.

The body 1 is provided in rear of the icc receiving chamber 2a with aV handle 6, and the handle is provided with a dow'nwardlyv and forwardly inclined lower side 7 which constitutes a bed for a bit or iron 8. The bit or iron 8 is held in place by an annular clamp plate 9 and a bolt 10, and the upper end thereof underlies a shoulder 11 which is formed on the handle 6 directly above the bed 7. The body l is also provided with a sole 12 below which projects the lower end of the bit 8 and through which extends a passage 13 communicating with the ice receiving chamber 2a. The bolt 10 is received by an opening 14 in the handle 6, and is of hollow formation to rotatably and slidably support a rod 15 provided at its inner end with a cutter 16 and having` its outer end threaded for the reception of a winged nut 17 which is locked in place by a jam nut 18. The bit or iron 8 is provided with an opening 19 through which the bolt passes. The cutter 16 is of arcuate formation and normally extends upwardly from the rod and rests in contact withthe rear wall of the chamber 2, as shown in Figure 3. The cutter 16 is adapted to be swung downwardly across the upper end of the passage 13 through the medium of the winged nut 17 so as to sever the ice in the cup and chamber 2EL from the ice in the passage 13 and thus permit the withdrawal of the. cup 3 without danger of displacing the ice therein. The winged nut v17 is spaced from the head of the bolt 10 in order to permit the cutter to be also moved forwardly and rearwardly and thus enable the ice in the chamber 2a and passage 13 to be easily and quickly separated The head of the bolt 10 is provided with a slot 20 to permit it to be turned into the body through the medium of a screw driver.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be understood that the shavings made by the bit 8 while moving the device over a cake of ice will pass through the passage 13 into the chamber 2a and from said chamber into the cup 3. When the required amountof ice has been shaved. the cutter 16 is operated to sever the ice in the chamber 2a from that in the passage 13, after which the body section 1aL is swung into opened position and the cup 3 filled with shaved ice removed. It should also be understood that the device provides. for the sanitary illing of sanitary cups with shaved ice due to the fact that the hands of the operator do not come in contact with the shaved ice.-

t should be understood that the drawing is merely illustrative and d-oes not pretend to give exact proportions. Furthermore, the said drawing is illust-rative'- of a preferred construction, it being my expectation that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

`What is claimed is :-v

l. An ice shaver 1 comprising a hollow body adapted to receive and completely enclose a cup, and a bit secured to the body, said body being provided with a passage adapted to conv'eythe ice shaved by the bit into the c'up.

2. An'ice shaver comprising` a body provided with a cup receiving chamber and an ice receiving chamber, a bit secured to the body, said body' being provided with a passage adapted to' convey the ice shaved by the bit into the ice receiving chamber, a cutter located within the ice receiving chamber, and cutter supporting and operating means.

. 3. An ice shaver comprising a body provided with a cup receiving chamber, a bit secured to the body, said body beingv provided with a passage adapted to convey the ice shaved by the bit into the cup, and means by which the ice in the cup and in the passage may be severed.

4. An ice shaver comprising a body provided with a cup receiving chamber, a bit secured to the. body, said body being provided with a passage adapted to convey the ice shaved by the bit into the cup, a cutter by means of which the ice in the c'up and passage may be severed, and means for rotata'blyy and slidably supporting the cutter.

5. An ice shaver having a hollow sectional body, means pi'votally connecting the body sections together, a cutter arranged within the body, and means for rotatably supporting and operating the cutter.

6. An ice shaver comprisingan elongated body provided in the lower side thereof with and a bit havinO its lower end positioned at the lower end of the. passage.

7. An ice shaver comprising an elongated f body provided at .one end with an ice receiving chamber and a passage extending from said chamber to the lower side thereof, the body being provided with a cup receiving chamber communicating with and extending forwardly be fond the ice receiving chamber, and a bit having its lower end posi tioned in the lower end of the passage. y

8. fin ice shaver comprising a lower section having a semi-conical recess opening out through the upper side thereof and provided with a passage extending through its'lower side and communicating with the larger end of the recess, an upper section hinged'to the lower section and provided with a semit' conical recess opening out through the lower side thercoi", said recesses constituting a cup receiving chamber, and a bit having its lower end positioned at thek lower end of the passage.

9. An ice shaver comprising alower section having semi-conical and semi-spherical recesses opening out through the upper side thereof and provided with a passage extending through its lower side and con'nnunicat ing with the semi-spherical recess, an upper section hinged to the lower section and provided with semi-conical and semi-spherical recesses opening out through the lower side thereof, said semi-conical recesses constituting a cup receiving chamber and said semispherical recesses constituting an ice receiving chamber, and a? bit having its lower end positioned at the lower end of the passage.

l0. An ice. shaver comprising a sole, a

body carried by and extending forwardly beyond the sole, the body being hollow for the reception o. cup and provided with a passage communicating with the interior thereot` and extending through the sole, and

a bit having` its lower end positioned at the lower end of the passage.

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